Scalia’s Lie Exposed!!!!
The Herald has the story, the picture and the words spoken.
This from the so-called smart guy on the court. I dunno about IQ but his Arrogance Quotient is sky high. He’s some role model for the kids, considering he’s a guy in a deliberative job, not one that’s supposed to be political. And he behaves like a lowly political hack.
Here’s a bit for Antonin I’ve translated from my Dutch-Irish heritage: “You’re a disgrace. A liar. A guy who thinks he’s a Mafia don, but is just a dweeb who was wedgied into barking coyote madness. Grow up. And bite me.”
March 30th, 2006 at 9:52 am
I’m by no means a fan of Justice Scalia, but I’m not sure he is lying: Did Scalia Curse in Church?
March 30th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
I’m Sicilian. The hand gesture under the chin has always meant, “Who cares!”, or its equivalent. Sometimes the gesture is a single, emphatic, forward thrust of the hand in a clear demonstration of disdainful indifference. I have never known it to be obscene. The worst it can be interpreted is as an insult of great dismissiveness.
March 30th, 2006 at 7:32 pm
But what does the word “vaffanculo” mean?
I have read a few translations, and none of them were “who cares?”
March 30th, 2006 at 8:08 pm
Brendan:
The hand gesture and the word, “Vaffanculo”, are two separate idiomatic entries in a vernacular lexicon. The hand gesture stands alone as having no obscene interpretation. Similarly, Scalia’s words, “To my critics, I say, Vaffanculo!” stands alone as an obscene remark, similar to, “F— You!” or “Up yours!”